I wont be able to say if it is better, cause I do not have the original, but I find this set to be awesome. The Han Solo carbonite slab is what sold me. I love the light up feature, and the whole combo box looks great sitting on my shelf. Great scene from the movie, and great set

Well I saw this at the toy show today. Even though it was boxed, I was not really interested in it. The carbonite block to me was lame as it was flat & only lit up from behind to show an image of Han frozen. From the pictures of it loose that I saw. Leia looks like a Barbie.